Two army men in Poonch mistaken for kidnappers, thrashed
September 21st, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 20 (IANS) On the edge after rumours of child kidnappers in the area, residents of a village in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous border district of Poonch district thrashed ... Read more...
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Army unit standoff raised in parliament, PM bars debate (Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The soldiers-officers standoff in an army armoured unit in Jammu and Kashmir was raised in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Scuffle in army unit raises hackles
May 11th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A scuffle between army personnel in an artillery unit posted in Jammu and Kashmir close to the border with China has raised the hackles of ... Read more...
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Court seeks original records from army on officer’s death
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the original records from the Army on the investigation carried out by it into the death of an officer ... Read more...
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Guatemalan sentenced to over 6,000 years in prison
March 14th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, March 14 (IANS/EFE) A veteran of an army unit was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison for his part in the 1982 massacre of 201 peasants in northern ... Read more...
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Indian Army inducts second cruise missile unit close to Pakistan border
March 4th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Providing it a swift strike capability along the border with Pakistan, the Indian Army Sunday inducted its second BrahMos supersonic cruise missile regiment in the ... Read more...
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Actor Mohanlal under Indian Army scanner for uniform misuse
October 11th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Two years after feting him with honorary Lieutenant Colonel's rank, the Territorial Army has taken serious note of reports that Malayalam movie star Mohanlal ... Read more...
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Red Fort attack: LeT militant’s death sentence upheld (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Terming the Dec 22, 2000, Red Fort assault as "an attack on Mother India", the Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the death sentence awarded to Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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Red Fort attack: LeT militant’s death sentence upheld (Lead)
August 10th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the death sentence awarded to Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq, a Pakistani national, for the Dec 22, 2000, Red ... Read more...
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Antony seeks report on Kashmir fake shootout killing
August 9th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony has sought a probe into the alleged killing of a civilian in a staged shootout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district ... Read more...
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Kashmir civilian killing: Two security men booked for murder (Third Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the army and the Jammu and Kashmir government, a man killed in an alleged 12-hour gunbattle on Sunday and touted to ... Read more...
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Kashmir militant killed in 12-hour battle was civilian (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the army and the state government, Jammu and Kashmir police have in their preliminary probe found that a man killed in ... Read more...
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Army orders probe into rape allegations by Kashmir woman (Second Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) The army in Jammu and Kashmir Friday moved quickly in ordering an internal probe following allegations by a woman that two army personnel had abducted and ... Read more...
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Woman alleges rape by army men, Omar promises action (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) With a woman alleging two army personnel abducted and raped her, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has promised action, saying the Armed Forces Special ... Read more...
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Paragliding diplomat lands in trouble in Pakistan
May 10th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) A German diplomat, who was trying to paraglide from the Margalla Hills near this Pakistan capital, was taken to the police as it was a no-fly ... Read more...
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US imposes sanctions against Syria’s intelligence service, officials
April 30th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Damascus, Apr 30 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on the assets of Syria's intelligence service and its director, Ali Mamluk, amid a massive uprising against the regime.The Washington Post ... Read more...
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Petraeus orders probe into use of ‘psych ops’ to manipulate US senators for Afghan war
February 25th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Feb 25(ANI): International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) chief General David Petraeus has ordered an investigation into claims that an army unit trained in psychological operations was told to manipulate American senators ... Read more...
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Grenade blast kills 3 soldiers in Colombia
February 24th, 2011 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) Three soldiers were killed and three wounded when they accidentally set off a grenade at a base in La Guajira, a province in Colombia's Caribbean region, the army ... Read more...
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Army to conduct its own probe in Kashmir youth killing: Army Chief
February 6th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Army Chief General V.K. Singh today said that the Army would make an enquiry 'on its own' into the killing of a youth in Kashmir, who was ... Read more...
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Zardari may get special US guards for security in backdrop of Taseer’s assassination
January 19th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 19(ANI): In the aftermath of Pakistan Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by his own police guard, a proposal to bring in special security guards from the United States for President ... Read more...
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Iraqi donkey in centre of three-way custody battle
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A donkey in Baghdad is in the centre of a custody battle involving a marine, now back in the US, a sheikh and an Iraqi family that has ... Read more...
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For parents, smacking kids ’should be a first resort’
December 7th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 07 (ANI): In her new book, author Sue Edgerley has suggested parents to smack their children and run their families like an army unit.A controversial new book says parents should ... Read more...
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Churchill enter Durand Cup semis with Okolie’s triple strike
October 31st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Churchill Brothers downed Army Red 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals while Pune FC and Chirag united played out a goalless draw in the other quarter-final of ... Read more...
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Indo-Russian military drill ends with resolve to fight terrorism
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Ranikhet (Uttarakhand), Oct 23 (ANI): Demonstrating their resolve to fight against terrorism and to boost bilateral defence cooperation further, strike infantry units of the Indian and Russian Armies ended a joint military ... Read more...
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Zee Studio’s Thriller Tuesday Showcases THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
September 25th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, ... Read more...
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Jindal hands over 25 racing bicycles to Indian Army unit
August 30th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): Member of Parliament and the chairman of the Flag foundation of India, Naveen Jindal, presented 25 racing bicycles to a unit of the Indian Army on Monday.A ... Read more...
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She gets ‘guard of dishonour’ for sex at war memorial
August 21st, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Britain's military veterans formed a "guard of dishonour" for a woman who has been convicted of urinating and performing a drunken sex act on a man at a ... Read more...
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Army Dog Suffers PTSD
August 7th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) War has its after-effects, not only human but also animals suffer the same type of stress as any one else would guess. A two year old ... Read more...
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China conducts two military drills to test long-range striking ability
July 29th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 29 (ANI): Chinese military conducted two exercises near the Yellow Sea on Sunday to test the troop's long-range striking precision.On the other hand, the United States and the Republic of ... Read more...
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48 years after death, soldier’s remains consigned to flames
July 15th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agochar (Himachal Pradesh), July 15 (IANS) Forty-eight years after an unsung soldier of the Indian Army was killed in the Sino-Indian war, his mortal remains - found in Arunachal Pradesh this month ... Read more...
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NATO airstrike accidentally kills five Afghan soldiers
July 7th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 7 (DPA) A NATO airstrike Wednesday mistakenly hit an Afghan army unit in southern Afghanistan, killing five soldiers, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
The soldiers were conducting an anti-insurgent operation in ... Read more...
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Bomb attack in Thailand kills 3 soldiers
July 3rd, 2010 - 3:46 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) – Another bomb attack in Thailand's Yala Province killed three soldiers on a teacher protection patrol duty on Friday, less than 24 hours after a previous bomb attack ... Read more...
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Mass grave of World War II troops found
June 30th, 2010 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Zagreb, June 30 (DPA) Croatian police confirmed that a mass grave from the Second World War was found on the outskirts of Zagreb, local media reported.
The grave is believed to contain remains ... Read more...
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Punish human rights violators in Kashmir: CPI-M
June 24th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday said little has been done to punish security personnel who have violated human rights in Jammu and Kashmir.
The CPI-M ... Read more...
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UN probes firing on Indian troopers by Pakistani officer
June 22nd, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The United Nations is probing an incident of firing by a Pakistani army officer on an Indian paramilitary camp that is part of a peacekeeping mission in ... Read more...
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